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12-letter words containing g, a, n, s, m

  • nonambiguous — not ambiguous, clear
  • nonglamorous — not glamorous
  • nonsegmental — Not segmental.
  • numbers game — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
  • nutmeg state — Connecticut (used as a nickname).
  • onomasiology — the study of the means of expressing a given concept.
  • oxidant smog — photochemical smog.
  • palm springs — a city in S California: resort.
  • paragnathism — the condition or fact of having upper and lower jaws of equal length
  • phrasemaking — the making up or coining of memorable phrases or slogans
  • phrasemonger — phrasemaker (def 2).
  • plumbaginous — containing graphite.
  • pomona glass — an American art glass having one of its surfaces stained a pale amber color and the other surface etched.
  • progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
  • propagandism — the art, system, or use of propaganda
  • ragman rolls — Usually, ragman rolls. a series of documents in which the Scottish nobles acknowledged their allegiance to Edward I of England, 1291–92 and 1296.
  • reassignment — something assigned, as a particular task or duty: She completed the assignment and went on to other jobs.
  • risk manager — A risk manager is a person who works in risk management.
  • risk-manager — the technique or profession of assessing, minimizing, and preventing accidental loss to a business, as through the use of insurance, safety measures, etc.
  • rush matting — a floor covering made from rushes (plants of the genus Juncus)
  • salpingotomy — incision of a Fallopian tube.
  • scramblingly — in a scrambling manner
  • seam binding — a narrow strip of fabric attached to the unfinished edge of a seam or hem to keep it from raveling.
  • segmentalize — to make segmentalized.
  • segmentation — division into segments.
  • self-damning — causing incrimination: damning evidence.
  • semi-organic — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
  • semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
  • seringapatam — a town in S Karnataka, in S India, former capital of Mysore state: taken by the British 1799.
  • shaving foam — lather used for shaving
  • sigma baryon — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
  • singing game — a children's game in which the players perform certain actions to the words of a song.
  • single cream — dairy product: thin or light cream
  • single modal — modal (def 3).
  • slam dancing — the act of hurling oneself repeatedly into or through a crowd at a rock-music concert
  • slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
  • slimming aid — food or food supplements that can help you lose weight
  • small change — coins of small denomination.
  • smallholding — a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
  • smoke signal — If someone such as a politician or businessman sends out smoke signals, they give an indication of their views and intentions. This indication is often not clear and needs to be worked out.
  • smoking area — a designated area in which smoking is permitted
  • smoking lamp — formerly, a lamp aboard ship for lighting pipes, now used figuratively to indicate when smoking is or is not allowed: The smoking lamp is lit.
  • somaticizing — to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
  • spermagonium — Botany, Mycology. spermogonium.
  • splenomegaly — enlargement of the spleen.
  • sporangiolum — a small sporangium
  • stage-manage — to work as a stage manager for: When he wasn't acting, he stage-managed a repertory theater.
  • steam engine — an engine worked by steam, typically one in which a sliding piston in a cylinder is moved by the expansive action of the steam generated in a boiler.
  • steam-engine — an engine worked by steam, typically one in which a sliding piston in a cylinder is moved by the expansive action of the steam generated in a boiler.
  • steering arm — the part of a vehicle's chassis that directs the input from the steering box
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